Wednesday, January 09, 2013

Israel Planning to
Build Holy Temple, Claims PA Official

The head of manuscripts at the
Al-Aqsa Mosque, Najeh Bkeirat, has accused Israel of trying to "Judaize" the
Temple Mount by building a new Holy Temple.

Speaking on January 4 to the
Palestine journal, which is affiliated with the Hamas terrorist group, Bkeirat
claimed that "the construction of the false Temple is closer than ever before."

Bkeirat claimed in the interview that an analysis of Jerusalem's
development plans finds there is an intention to Judaize the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and
within this framework build the Temple on its ruins and to then reduce the
number of Arab residents in the city.

In order to deal with the "danger"
of such a move, he called to increase the Muslim presence in the Al-Aqsa Mosque
and hold educational programs in it, in addition to public relations activities
about the importance of the mosque and the other Islamic holy places in
Jerusalem.

Arabs continuously accuse Israel of "Judaizing" the Temple
Mount, sometimes resorting to ridiculous propaganda such as accusing Israel of
using chemicals to erode the foundations of the mosque in
order to cause it to collapse.

The Popular Resistance Committees
terrorist organization has threatened Israel that any harm to the Al-Aqsa mosque
would “open the gates of hell against the Zionist enemy.”

Meanwhile the
Waqf, which was left in charge of the Temple Mount following Jerusalem’s
reunification in 1967, has removed every sign of ancient Jewish presence at the Jewish
holy site. The decision to leave the Temple Mount in the hands of the Waqf was
made by then-Defense Minister Moshe Dayan.

At the entrance to the Temple
Mount, a Waqf sign says, “The Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard and everything in it is
Islamic property”.

Police, in an attempt to appease the Waqf,
discriminate against Jews. They limit the number of Jewish worshippers allowed
on the Temple Mount at one time in order to prevent conflict with Muslim
worshippers. They often close the Mount to Jews in response to Muslim riots –
despite evidence that Muslim riots have been planned in advance for the specific
purpose of forcing Jews out.